Copper nave cross Byzantine style evangelists crucifixion 115x95 cm
Copper nave cross Byzantine style evangelists crucifixion 115x95.Nave church cross depicting the four evangelists at the ends and central crucifixion. The structure of the cross is in fir wood with central Byzantine-style decorations in gilded brass. The work is in multilayer marine wood covered with hand-chiseled copper plates and treated with a gold and silver galvanic bath, red and blue silver oxidation, plus final antioxidant hoeing. The cross measures 116x93 cm and can be hung with two chai...
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Copper nave cross Byzantine style evangelists crucifixion 115x95.Nave church cross depicting the four evangelists at the ends and central crucifixion. The structure of the cross is in fir wood with central Byzantine-style decorations in gilded brass. The work is in multilayer marine wood covered with hand-chiseled copper plates and treated with a gold and silver galvanic bath, red and blue silver oxidation, plus final antioxidant hoeing. The cross measures 116x93 cm and can be hung with two chains or with a central hook on the back.It is a finely crafted and decorated work by Pietro Vittorio Milani, alias ''Victor'', a Piedmontese artist.The artist was born in Verbania in April 1950. After having lived for twenty years in the Veneto region, he moved to Abbiategrasso, Lombardy. Here he began to cultivate his passion for painting on canvas, with oil colors and watercolors. A self-taught impressionist, he will later discover the predilection for the embossing of copper, the material that is most congenial to him. An innate passion for the medieval era led him to reproduce battles, jousts, seals, heraldic shields, scenes and objects inspired by books, frescoes and historical magazines and to participate in fairs, re-enactments and exhibitions throughout Italy. A multifaceted artist, in addition to depictions of historical periods, his works also portray various contemporary examples. Through very different themes and subjects, in copper and plaster, the transition from a two-dimensionality of screen prints, paintings and frescoes to a lively and pulsating three-dimensionality is highlighted. In 2018, thanks to the meeting with a restorer, master of galvanic, gold and silver, he approaches sacred art. He creates works depicting various religious subjects, on crosses, reliquaries, tabernacles and portraits. One of the most valuable creations, "The Byzantine-style baptismal font", a very demanding, unique and unrepeatable work. Some of the works are located in various sacred places, including: the Basilica Sanctuary of the Madonna della Guardia di Tortona, the Church of Don Orione in Sanremo, the Church of San Michele Arcangelo in Chioggia.
